Vasudev walked the closest to Swastika, to stand holding her hand in his.

"I am sorry, Swasti. Forgive your father who has become the reason of your hurt," Vasudev pulled Swastika's hand towards him, gently.

"I don't want any compensation, because no compensate can caress my wound, let alone healing it completely. If I have permission the can ask I question, pitashri?" She looked at him with eyes pooled up with tears.

"Sure, dear. Ask anything you want," he granted a quick permission.

"You or no one of family never had told me that one day I had to share my family in name of greater good. Why wasn't I taught about that?" Her gaze ran over each members of her family.

"I don't have a big heart like Subhadra to share my relations, especially the relations which are mine as a daughter, as a sister and as a sister in law. I am not great like her. I am an ordinary girl who doesn't consider greater good when grief grips her heart," at the end, her gaze merged with Subhadra's to witness a miniature of her pain in Subhadra's eyes.

"Swastika, I am your culprit not anyone else. I am the one to be blamed," Devika interrupted the conversation.

"It's princess Swastika for you, Maharani Devika. My family had done many difficult sacrifices for greater good. I won't put those morals down. So, I chose not to pour out even a portion of those feelings possessed by my heart in your name at this moment," Swastika's anger had no bounds which Devika could win with her words.

"But, justice serves everyone, equally. None can escape from this. Excuse me for now," in short, Swastika indicated Devika about a not so pleasant future for her.

"Mothers take care of the share of their children. How could you let anyone take my rights away? It's the greatest wound and wonder for me," Swastika moved to towards her mothers who were managing their internal break down over her question.

"Dau, I had the trust that you wouldn't let anyone come in between us, and would protect the exclusive rights of your sisters. How could you become brother for anyone? Didn't you consider my trust for once?" She didn't expect dau to do that whatever he had done.

"We sisters were the pampered ones for our sisters in law. It was hard to realise the passing of days with your pamper. My heart chocked at the sight when I saw you all pampering someone else," her tears slipped down while staring at her sisters in law one by one.

Everyone one was silent since they had nothing to say. They had no better response except their silent eyes filled with mixed emotions.

"This is the greatest pain of my life. After going through this pain, I have no more fear for any other pain in my life," She wiped down her tears, boldly.

"We accept all the accusations, Swasti. Please, come home back,"

"We can accept coldness towards us, but can't afford to accept the silence caused by absence. Let's go back, please!" Devki and Rohini urged her, respectively.

"I can't go back. Hiding the news which a king should know I had committed a crime, and there was punishment for that. Hiding any important news to king isn't a mild mistake to be forgiven," she reminded the fact everyone had forgotten.

"According to code of conduct of Dwarka, I should remain away from Dwarka for twelve years," she was determined not to return with them.

"Don't say like this, Swasti. Your father can't live without you," Vasudev was praying for a positive reply from her.

"You have to, pitashri. Even, I have to complete my punishment," her voice was strict, holding the strength of her determination.

"What will you do? Where will you go? How will you live alone?" He asked.

"She will live with me. I am sure that I am trustworthy to be her guardian," a divine voice answered.

So readers, here's the next part.

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(1) Any fact did you like here?

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LAXMIPATI SHRI NARAYAN, please accept the positivity of my this work as an offering to you in name of all wellbeing of my LIFELINE.

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